💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪤🧪 The #Venusflytrap doesn’t have #muscles or #nerves – #Darwin suspected otherwise.

Researchers used a nanoindenter to poke #leaves and found that triggered #cells soften instantly, snapping the trap shut like a rubber popper toy flipping inside-out.

👉 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/11/venus-flytrap-rapid-snap-mechanism

#plants #biology #biomechanics #botany #science #physics #france #nature #biology #breakthrough #discovery